List of fatal accidents
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The following is a list of fatal accidents that have claimed the life of a driver in canon.
List
Year | Driver | Car | Location | Series | Cause |
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1951 | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati 4CL | Template:BEL Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | Formula One | Skidded on oil at Burnenville and slid into an earth bank before subsequently rolling twice. Died the following day from massive head and chest injuries. |
1951 | Template:FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Template:FRA Gordini T15 | Template:GBR Silverstone, United Kingdom | Formula One | Barrel-rolled after losing control on oil and was ejected from the car. |
1955 | Template:FRA Pierre Levegh | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Template:FRA Le Mans, France | Le Mans 24 Hours | Crashed into crowd, killing himself and 83 spectators. |
1956 | Dries van der Lof | Template:GBR Lotus 10 | Template:FRA Rouen-les-Essarts, France | Formula One | Car veered into grass bank before catching fire. Eight spectators were killed by flying debris. |
1956 | Template:BEL André Milhoux | Template:FRA Gordini G-953 | Rostock, East Germany | Formula One | Crashed into trees and died instantly. |
1956 | Paco Godia | Ferrari R560 | Template:GBR Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Formula One | Lost control and span into the trackside trees, getting thrown from the car. |
1956 | Template:GBR Tony Brooks | Template:GBR BCMA C-01 | Template:GBR Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Formula One | Collided with a lamppost and killed instantly. |
1957 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari 315 S | Near Brescia, Italy | Mille Miglia | Car hits a ditch and is sent into a crowd, killing Castellotti, his co-driver Edmund Nelson and nine spectators. |
1957 | Template:USA Edmund Nelson | Ferrari 315 S | Near Brescia, Italy | Mille Miglia | Passenger in Castellotti's crash. |